Chapter 6- Burn the Witch

Planet: Equus
Locale: Canterlot Hospital
Date: Quintilis 8, 1001 AB
Local Time: 0433

After the dust settled and the strange craft flew on by, turning around to make another strafe, I stood up and started firing at the craft wildly. After exhausting that magazine I got out of my foxhole to get moving towards the bottom of the hill.

"Sargent! What's going on?!" I called out, trying to find some soldiers from my section still alive. I saw Private Bannon was dead as he was completely engulfed by the blast, leaving behind a femur and his helmet.

I couldn’t focus on that right now though.

"Steiner! Over here!" I heard my Sargent shouting as I saw him waving me down motioning me to come to him.

I made my way to him, low and slow. I wasn't sure what just happened, but multiple unknown craft it turns out, clearly alien, just fucked our battery up. The guns were offline and multiple crews dead. "Alright, here's the SITREP boys." SGT said as he pulled out a map motioning for the rest of our section to gather around. "Bannon is our only casualty, but our guns are offline. Higher ups want us to displace to RP Sally about 2 klicks east of here, we're in deep. Whoever these fucks are blew through our orbital defenses and made landfall and smashed up an entire armored brigade in moments. We get to RP Sally and from there we move to the Littzenpanner Spaceport and got off this rock. Questions?"

The Sargent looked around making eye contact with each of us after finishing his FRAGO. I could see some worry in his eyes; he wasn't much older than us and just as green. No one could have seen this coming.

The Sargent flipped out his compass and got an azimuth for us to move along, "Aight Steddman, you're on point bearing 89 degrees. Wedge up everyone."

And just like that, the seven of us created the squad column/fireteam wedge, four in the front wedge and three in the second with all of our heads on a swivel.

We got to Rally Point Sally without a hitch. Apparently the Marines were using it too as a famous Lightning Marine Division was packing up shop here.

"Yo, soldier boys! Y'all what's left of Bravo 2-111 FA?" A Marine on guard called out from his Check Point.

"Yeah, we're Bravo 2-111, what do you mean by 'what's left'?" Sargent Vargas asked.

I turned around to watch our six, not bothering to listen to the rest of the conversation. I was still pretty rattled. I was supposed to be going home and in a few weeks starting my senior year of University. And what did that Marine mean by 'what's left?'

"Yo, Dietrich, did you see that?" A hushed whisper from Kadeem broke me from my thoughts.

"No, what was it?"

"I could've sworn I just saw movement in the rocks about 400 meters out." Kadeem returned.

I lifted up my rifle with its 4x scope and took to inspecting the rocks and crags at about our four O'clock, where Kadeem pointed out where he saw movement. This was setting me on edge.

"I don't see shit..." I get out right before a green beam lanced out at the CP, nearly striking the pillbox.

"CONTACT! Four O'clock! 400 meters!" Kadeem and I called our simultaneously as small targets firing small bolts of energy at us erupted from their hiding spots.

We started to engage the targets, picking them off. But we were artillery, so we missing with our rifles more than hitting, but what we lacked in accuracy, we made up for in volume. With many thanks coming from the Marines on the MG in the pillbox.

"Get in the gates! Go now! Go, go!"

"Moving"

Being the rear security, Kadeem and I were the last to get up. The moment we stood up, a bolt of blue energy struck Kadeem in the back and we went down with a blood curdling scream. Some of the fuckers managed to make it to cover no more than 50 meters away and now where firing at us.

I stopped running and turned around and began firing madly as I tried to retrieve Kadeem, who was sprawled face down with his back smoking.

A nearby explosion to my left threw me to the ground as my world went black.

I tried to open my eyes. I couldn't feel my left arm and left leg. I finally forced my eyes open.

I was dreaming of the first contact we had with the races that called themselves the Coventry. When my vision finally came into focus I noticed I was in a dimly lit hospital room.

The truth was after that happened I awoke in a field hospital, but here I am in another hospital that looks rather rudimentary.

I sat up, or tried to at least. "Where the fuck is my arm?" I creaked out due to a dry throat. I was missing my leg too. Someone removed them. I scanned the room for a few second before spotting them sitting on the floor next to some other belongings of mine piled neatly on the floor.

Then it rushed back to me: the atmospheric entry, the shootout in the palace, the conversation with the Madame Bug, and pink explosion.

I reattached my prosthesis and put my uniform back on. "Maybe it was all a weird dream from severe head trauma." I said aloud to myself. So I didn't bother putting the armor back on, just the olive gray utilities, my handgun and holster, and finally stuffing my patrol cap into my cargo pocket.

I reached for the clipboard at the foot of my bed to see the date as I absentmindedly scratched my chin.

I need to shave.

I looked at my watch, which read 0457 July 8 2260. I looked at the clipboard, "Last checkup was at 4:29 Quintilus 8th?"

I set the clipboard down on my lap and looked up, face scrunched. Quintilus? "The fuck is Quintilus? Sounds fuckin' Latin..." I mused to myself.

The doorknob clicked and I snapped my attention to it. Answers are about to walk through the door.

A small pony walked in staring at a clipboard with a white caduceus framed by a blue shield on its ass and looked up to make eye contact with me. "Uhhhh.... y-you're awake..."

It speaks.

I reacted instinctively and cold clocked it, striking it on the side of its head, just below the skull.

I snapped into survival mode and grabbed my chest rig and rifle and peeked into the hallway. Noticing the coast was clear I bolted off the direction of the 'Exit' sign. My boots made an odd squeaky sound that echoed.

"I gotta get outta here and find out what happened to the rest of the boys." I mused, peeking into a few empty rooms attempting to find the other three.

Hearing the snapping of multiple hooves on the hard floor made me stop my search and double time it to the exit and down the fire escape. Hearing voices call out from some masculine voices, "It escaped! Notify the Princesses immediately!"

I made it down to ground floor and out the side door into the dark alleyway.

Planet: Equus
Locale: Royal Palace
Date: Quintilis 8, 1001 AB
Local Time: 05:01 AM

"Tia! You're awake early!" Luna said with smile as she noticed her sister walk into the dining room.

"Indeed, 'early to be, early to rise.' And I need to raise the sun earlier in the summer time." She returned as she ladled some oatmeal into a bowl. She continued, "You seem rather... bouncy. Was your night good, Lulu?"

"We made a breakthrough last night!"

Celestia's ears perked up, her eyes snapped over to her sister's bouncy form, and she stopped the spoon just before her open mouth.

"We were able to observe his dreams, and they were spectacular!" Luna continued before her sister had a chance to say anything. "Unlike pony dreams, his dreams conveyed so much knowledge."

"Well, what did he dream about?" Celestia asked as she resumed eating her breakfast.

"I observed a possible nightmare of this, one of his past." Luna suddenly went solemn.

"A nightmare?"

"Yes, we do believe so. It was a battle he partook in. But that was not the interesting part." Luna paused to take a bite from her waffles. "What was incredible was the conveyance of knowledge. Just by being there I learned much of the the technical knowledge involving their weaponry and some other bits of their technology."

"Just how much knowledge, Lulu?"

"They have a radio, called the MIIDARS. It's a frequency hopping radio with a variable power setting that impacts it's range allowing it to broadcast to any radio on the same frequency pattern at a range anywhere from a few hundred 'meters' to a few 'kilometers'."

"Luna... 'meters?' 'Kilometers?' Really?" Celestia deadpanned.

"Yes! They use system of measurement call the m-"

"Your Highness!" A guard burst in, interrupting Luna and panting heavily. He hastily bowed before continuing, "The human! It's escaped!"

Celestia and Luna both shot to their hooves and asked, "Was anypony hurt and where was it last seen?"

"We believe he slipped out the fire escape and into the alleys. He knocked Doctor Hooves unconscious. Should I get the Royal Guard mobilized?" He asked, having finally caught his breath.

Celestia started towards the balcony, "I need to raise the sun. Lieutenant, mobilize the Guard, inform them of the presence of a human. Consider it dangerous and unpredictable and not to approach it without aid. In fact, only track it and notify me or my sister immediately so that we may handle it."

"And what should we, I, do sister?" Luna asked, having to correct herself.

"Go to the hospital and see if you can track it down from there. It can't get too far because it will try and stay out of sight. I will meet you there after the sun is up. Hurry."

"Yes, sister." Luna acknowledged before taking off into flight from the balcony.

Planet: Equus
Locale: Canterlot Hospital
Date: Quintilis 8, 1001 AB
Local Time: 5:44 AM

Luna lands at the front of the hospital under the observance of a human, unbeknownst to her.

As she makes her way inside, she whisks straight past the front desk into the wing where the humans were interred. As soon as she gets there, she notices some Guards helping the doctor to her hooves.

"Doctor, art thou alright?"

"I'll be fine, princess. I walked in to check on him and he was awake. I spoke and it reflexively reached out and hit me. I believe he's in shock."

"So you believe there was no malicious intent?"

"None, princess. Had the position been reversed, I would have done the same. His survival instinct took over."

Luna contemplated what the doctor said as well as what she observed in his dreams. It is true, this human has shown that he has been attacked by the unknown before and likely took preemptive action to insure his survival. She was still irked that he attacked one of her subjects though, whether it was fight-or-fight instinct or not.

"He took his weapons too, princess. He is dangerous and I doubt if he gets cornered he won't hesitate to kill one of us. Please take that into account too." The doctor said. That part definitely didn't sit well; she'd seen the aftermath of what these humans were capable of. In fact, why did they even keep the weapons anywhere near the humans, unconscious or not, Luna inwardly mused to herself.

"I shall." Luna said to the doctor after a few quiet seconds, before turning her attention to a guard, "Guard, which fire escape did he use?"

"Follow me, your highness." She said as she started off down the hallway. "Some of the doors were open, so it was clear he was looking for the others. However, he being the closest to the fire escape meant he started in the wrong direction, which might be a bad thing, Princess."

"Why do you say that, Sergeant?" Luna looked at her guard quizzically.

"He's a soldier. If I got captured with my buddies I'd be on the search for them if I got out. And I'd be pissed to Tartarus and back if couldn't find them, Princess."

"Hope for the best and assume the worst." Luna said as she started through the fire escape, charging her horn. She was hoping she might be able to use magic to track the human, but made no headway. This was not going to be easy.

Meanwhile, Celestia was gliding over her city on the way to the hospital with hundreds of thoughts barreling through her mind.

I hope no one was injured and I hope it stays that way. But why would he attempt to break out of a hospital, we didn't even bind them. Since they're clearly from another planet, are they part of an invading army? Did they notice that we had humans as pets and were unhappy about their own species being used in such a way? I knew I should have acted on my hunches far sooner, damn my deliberateness of action. I envy Luna's ability to make calls seemingly on the fly.

In her flight to the hospital not once did she look down. Her gaze was fixated on the hospital and getting there post haste. Had she looked down, she may have spotted her quarry.

Planet: Equus
Locale: Canterlot Alleyways
Date: Quintilis 8, 1001 AB
Local Time: 6:07 AM

Fuck, the sun is coming up. I need to get out of this city right now. The darkness is my friend that is leaving me high and dry at the moment.

I was creeping along pretty quickly, sticking to the shadows and back streets and alleyways. Thankfully the inhabitants weren't of the morning variety. I guess things don't change from race to race. Taking a left here and a right there occasionally I made sure I was still headed in the same direction, at least according to my compass.

I dropped to a knee behind some trashcans in the shadows and pulled my compass out to check my bearing again to hear wings flapping overhead.

My gaze snapped up and I only caught a glimpse of something large and white.

I started moving again making sure I now stayed underneath overhangs as much as possible too. If the critters here can fly as well that makes everything THAT much more complicated. I don't need more complicated, but at least they don't have gun right? I mean, that one dead pony guard was wearing bronze armor and had a short spear. Now the scary part is if the unicorns can cast magic like the bugs did. Which would be less of an issue had I the time to don my rattle, but at least I'm far less hindered and quiet in just my fatigues and chest rig.

I dropped to a knee and peered out from my alleyway at what looked like a large gate partially open. The problem? It was on the other side of large boulevard and guarded by two armor clad ponies: one with a spear and the other a unicorn.

"Fuck," I muttered to myself, at least the shadows cast by the buildings stretch all the way across the street, even if it's a good twenty meters wide. But the shadows were quickly receding. I'll need to find another way out.

I heard a gasp from behind. I immediately wheeled about on my heels to come face to face with a human, another human; albeit, a smallish human that had a trash bag in its hands. Instinctively I put a finger to my mouth and made an audible 'shhhhh' sound.

It quickly darted inside where I heard a commotion. I took the opportunity to un-ass that hiding spot and start heading parallel to this large boulevard using back alleys.

After a bit more movement I could tell the city was waking up as the sun had eliminated my shadowy friend almost completely. I glanced at my watch which read 0717. "Fuck me running, it's been over an hour and I still haven't made it out of this city. I should've just barged the gate." I audibly chastised myself. That noise discipline error cost me.

A shrill scream caused me to wince suddenly as a small beige pony with another human on a leash saw me.

I bolted like a startled rabbit, my element of surprise being totally gone as I could hear her calling for guards.

Planet: Equus
Locale: Canterlot Hospital
Date: Quintilis 8, 1001 AB
Local Time: 6:21 AM

Celestia landed at the front of the Canterlot Hospital and was greeted by a pair of guards that informed her of the current status of the doctor. She was relieved that the good doctor was unhurt and trotted in to see the doctor herself as well as talk to the guards. Luna had already started tracking from the point of origin with one of the guards in an attempt to trace his steps.

Celestia assembled some more guards that were on duty at the hospital to inform them of what was going on. "I want each of you to make your way to each guard garrison and inform them of an escalation of events. We have a very welled trained and dangerous human wandering the streets of Canterlot trying to get outside the city. Judging by his actions here, and from Luna's observances of his dreams, he took this hostile intent on our parts, a flight-or-fight reaction."

She eyed the guards, some of them nervous, before continuing. "He doesn't want a fight, that much is obvious, so we will track him and let him run himself out. Do not; under any circumstance confront him directly. Your presence will be enough of a deterrent. If you locate him, have the Pegasi track him from above and have a unicorn launch a magical flare and me and sister will be there post haste. Am I clear?"

The guards all nodded before heading off to each of the small posts dotting the city. She was worried that one of her guards would try to be a hero after the all too recent Changeling invasion. The Royal Guard took a serious blow to their morale from that and may try to make it up by using too much bravado.

It was only a single human after all.

But unlike her, they did not fully understand the gravity of the situation. This was not JUST a human. This was a professionally trained and battle hardened soldier from another planet with weaponry the likes never before even conjured up in the dreams of ponies.

Her guard instead heard 'human' and bolted off thinking they were dealing with one of the local humans with intelligence slightly above that of a dog. The local humans were also rather frail compared to a pony; even a unicorn or pegasus could overpower a fully matured male.

This 'Steiner' was one of the bigger ones that arrived. So alien, yet so familiar.

How did they come about to speak Equestrian? Did they observe us from space and decide to intervene after thoroughly studying us?

It was warm, even while aloft.
Hundreds to thousands of these humans seeking retribution? she shuddered at that thought. 'Sky Soldiers' she started to think of them as. Falling from the skies into the midst of her principality would cause enough chaos to make even Discord envious.

She inwardly chuckled at the next thought; her inner conspiracy theorist surmised these humans might even be agents of Discord. Her cold, calculating, logical part stuffed that into the part of her mind labelled 'Foalhood Fantasies.'

She saw her sister in the distance. "Looks like she gave up attempting to track Steiner." She said to no one in particular. Upon closing the distance to her sister, "How goes the search, Lulu?"

"Poorly, I was unable to magically track him and while I managed to get an idea of his direction by a few footprints left behind by the nightly shower, his pattern was erratic and unpredictable. So I took to the sky in hopes to have better luck. Have thou had luck, Tia?"

"Nay, I haven't. But I did brief the Guard on actions to take in this search. Hopefully they are disciplined enough to follow my instructions to the T."

"I somehow doubt that. Their pride was hurt recently and as such they have doubled their efforts in attempts to appease us." Luna contemplated

"I'm glad you're starting to adopt modern vernacular, Lulu." Celestia teased and giggled as her sister's face went a lush pink.

"We- I... I can nary believe... Oh forget it." Luna said with no amount of fluster in her voice. "We hath adapted to these times quite well, thank you." She said as she 'harrumphed' and held her snout high.

They both spotted a unicorn flare near the south entrance bolted that direction.

Planet: Equus
Locale: Canterlot Market District
Date: Quintilis 8, 1001 AB
Local Time: 7:19 AM

Okay, so here I am running like a hare through the now busy streets and alleys. Thankfully when the now fully populated streets see me, the ponies get out of the way. I guess something twice their size clad in combat gear barreling at them is as good a reason as any.

I slowed down slightly to get my bearings.

I heard the rattle and clink of armor and horseshoes on stone amidst the hustle and bustle of a busy city. I was being tracked by guards.

It is time to get legging it.

I took off around a corner and shot to the other side of a busy street. "On second thought..." I trailed off as I locked eyes with an airborne pegasus. I practically gave myself away by running out into the open. Time to double back to the gate and hope it's still open; it's only a matter of time before my tail catches back up to me. You know wings and all.

I knew I couldn't outrun quadrupeds in straights, so I stuck to smaller more congested areas where I could keep a reasonable speed but still corner without needing to slow down.

My heart is thudding, I'm running off pure adrenaline now. Thne it hit me. "The fuck am I gonna do once I hit the open air outside the city?" I said, out loud as I gasped for air between breaths, slowing down enough to catch my wind when something bright and colorful caught my attention.

"Fuck, they got flares?!" I chided. I knew what flares meant. They were calling reinforcements. But I thought I lost them?

Then I got an odd feeling in my gut and decided to slowly look up. Sure enough, it was that pegasus guard from earlier.

Private Wind Runner was lazily flapping about searching the streets from above after the received news of a dangerous human on the loose. She had no idea what to look for except that she'd "notice it the moment she laid eyes on it."

Her Sergeant wasn't kidding. The moment she saw the drably dressed and armed human she knew that was the one. She was moving her way towards him as he ran into the open to cross the street only to look up at her and double his efforts as he seemed even more determined to escape when he slipped into an alleyway.

She was flying above him, tailing him. If she had been on the ground she'd never be able to catch him. "While not as fast as a pony, he sure can corner and leap." She said to herself, amazed at his display of athleticism. A level she believed until now to be unachievable in humans.

"He's out of this world!"

Her prey finally came to a stop and slowly looked up, that's when she spotted him looking up at her and she decided to shout and get the other guard's attention, "Hey, he's over here!"

When she looked back down he was already out of sight again.

"How does he do it..." she muttered to herself.

Celestia and Luna both spotted the flare. "He's over there!" Celestia shouted with a mixture of glee and anxiety.

"Oh, that is the market district, this does not bode well, dear sister." Luna stated, her words laced with worry.

A crowded market place full of ponies that were very on edge because of the recent events, and the rumors of dangerous humans thrashing quite a few Changelings didn't sit well with the populace. Especially since the Royal Sisters kept very hush about the visitors, neither confirming nor denying.

Nonetheless, they both swooped downwards in a spiraling dive towards the market district.

"Perhaps we can talk some sense into it?!" Luna was shouting to be heard over the wind.

"I will try, if it's intelligent it may try to reason with us! Especially if it can feel that it's in no harm!"

Almost there.

They both landed in the market place beside a unicorn officer. "We saw the flare, what's the situation?" Celestia serenely asked.

"A pegasus managed to spot him and was silently tailing him until he noticed her. She looked up and over to shout his position at us, but he took the opportunity to slip away and she's still searching for him. But I've had a cordon and search set up. He won't be able to cross the streets separating this block from the three adjacent ones." He said proudly, "And with his 'back to the wall' so say, as this block rests against the outer Canterlot wall, he's effectively trapped."

"Trapped is a bad thing, Lieutenant. He is a natural predator still." Luna chided.

"It's still just a human, just a dumb animal."

"No, Lieutenant, this is anything but a 'dumb animal'." Celestia decided to join in on the warnings. "I'm going to join in the search myself; there aren't too many places to hide now that his running grounds have been reduced." She finished before taking off into the air.

"I shall assist as well!" Luna responded in part before enthusiastically taking up with powerful wing beats.

They didn't need to search long though, as suddenly as they took to the skies, a human clad in drab fatigues with his weapon strapped tightly to his back clambered atop the roofs and started running along them with excellent skill and balance.

What happened next both shocked and horrified the two sisters.

He jumped.

I landed on a low hanging roof across the street. Sliding down the ceramic tiles, they thought he was going to fall two stories into the cobblestone road below, only to catch the edge and pull himself back up. And he immediately got to running and jumping along the rooftops.

The sight left them pause for a moment.

"He's smart. He knows the only things that can keep up with him now are the pegasi. None of the other species of guard have that level of acrobatics." Celestia stated in amazement. These new humans were a marvelous sight to behold. Luna snapped her from her daze though.

"Sister?"

"Yes?" Celestia said, now coming back to the real world.

"What if these are the first signs of conquerors?"

"I don't know Luna, I don't know..." she trailed off as she observed the human.

What the actual fuck was I thinking!?

I'm scared to death of heights! And I knew I was in good shape, but this level of gymnastics?! I didn't know I had it in me. Or anything left in me really. I guess I'm just high as a kite on adrenaline. I decided to strap my rifle tightly to my back so I could have both hands free for this.

I'm just running now. I have no more plans. Just run.

But at least the non-winged variety can't catch me up here, so that effectively thirded the amount of pursuers I had. "No bad."

"My luck will run out soon. I smell Murphy."

And what happens? I summoned Big Murph. How do I know? A shingle broke loose and I went for a tumble with I, slid off that roof, bounced off the adjacent wall and landed on my ass in alleyway. I didn't stay down for long though, I could hear the hoof steps on stone.

I was at the big gate though, which was closed. And now I'm surrounded by a lot of armed ponies. And by 'a lot' I can see at the very least a platoon had me cornered like a thievious raccoonus.

Damn. End of the road?

Nope.

I have one detonation charge.

Then Big Blue landed and composed herself, I'm guessing a she. It looks comically feminine.

"Sergeant Dietrich Steiner of the Republic of Terra. I ask that you calm yourself. I am Princess Luna and we mean you no harm."

Yup, a she. I eyeballed the growing crowd, then looked ole' Moonbutt right in the eyes.

"Fat Chance."

What happened next left even my ears ringing as I was wearing my patrol cap. I set off the det charge on the locking mechanism to the door. I may have also been just a wee bit too close as I felt the heat wave. But fuck it, the sudden explosion caused many to throw themselves to the ground.

And I used this opportunity like a champ as I rushed through the now ajar gate.

And I ran smack into another damned pony: a full size, although comically proportioned horse, with wings, horn, crown, gold peytral, giant ethereal mane and tail. She had the whole works really.

And her face looked like it had concern on it for the briefest of seconds before going stoic.

"Please. We implore you to calm down." She spoke serenely, her voice smooth as honey.

I hopped back to my feet to notice a pretty good number of spear wielding pegasi. My rifle was still on my back, so I laid my hand to rest on the grip of my pistol. An eight shot revolver. I fingered the lock and pulled it up slightly so I could draw it quickly if need be.

My eyes darted about; I swallowed, shifted my feet slightly for a better shooting stance, and licked my lips. I thought for a moment on what to say. She outsmarted me. She anticipated my Ace of Hearts up my sleeves and countered it with an Ace of Spades.

Clever girl.

I drew a long inhale and locked eyes with her magenta orbs.

"What's the catch?" I finally spoke. They had me and my buddies. I'm just hoping SERE school pays off; those douche-fags broke my nose.

Many of the guard seemed unnerved at my speaking, so I pressed the issue, "What? Cat got y'alls tongue?" One seemed to wince at that. Even Great White Sunbutt here shifted uneasily.

"Just so you know, I have trouble believin' a word any of y'all say. I saw that one scrawny fuck on a leash. I see what you see people as."

"That is not what it seems like!" I heard from behind, sounded like Moonbutt recovered.

"Sure, whatever Moonbutt," I retorted.

"WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME!?" was what blasted my already ringing ears.

"Luna! Quiet down! This is a very delicate situation!" As what I at least thought Sunbutt said.

"Yeah, listen to Sunbutt." I said, noticing her cock an eyebrow at me. I guess she isn't as easily insulted.

"I'm glad to know you were admiring my posterior. But anyways, I digress, back to the situation at hand. We'd like you to not resist. We mean you no harm, none of you. Your three friends are in the hospital right now. You simply missed their rooms. After the invasion, a magical blast knocked the four of you unconscious and we took you to the hospital. Will you please come with us?" She pleaded. Part of me wanted to, because no Ranger leaves a fallen comrade. The other part of me wanted to run, also... that jab right back at me.

The part that didn't trust them won

"Nope," I said, drawing my handgun from its holster and attempting to dart to my right.

Before I could even get my second step I felt something solid smash into my back, causing me to eat dirt and sending my beloved flying.

I rolled over to attempt to get back up only to be pinned by Princess Luna.

"Now will thee come with us?" She asked, well more like commanded with no lack of venom in her words.

"Looks like I ain't gotta a choice in the matter now, do I Moonbutt?" I said with a smirk.

Wrong thing to say as she quickly wiped that smirk off my face with a hoof to the face, breaking my nose... again.

"Oi..." was all I managed as my vision went black.

Author's Note

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